Hakeem Jeffries: “More than 200,000 federal employees have been run out of…”

“We will continue to stand by hardworking federal employees who have been targeted by this administration from the very beginning of Donald Trump's presidency. In fact, wolf, More than 200,000 federal employees have been run out of their jobs prior to the start of this Trump government shutdown. But at the same period of time, we do need to decisively address the Republican health care crisis that is devastating the American people in so many different ways all across the country, including in rural America.” (01:55–02:04)

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